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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
7
Herbert A. Guptill of Kezar Falls Maine reports Tanlac improved his strength digestion sleep and appetite after months of weakness chest pains headaches and nervousness. He claims a ten pound gain and renewed vigor as proof Tanlac is a superior medicine sold by druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
A friend taunts a once thin man about gaining weight and reveals both spouses used a supposed reduction method. The man says he started the prescribed diet and exercise for his wife and began losing weight while she adopted tonics and diets he had trusted and claims she shed 20 pounds.
A husband rejects a recommended cook noting only appearance and jokes they do not eat them, prompting his wife to defend the cook’s reputation. The exchange, printed in the Boston Transcript, exposes a blunt bias about hiring based on looks rather than skill.
An old advertisement says nasal catarrh is a run down condition and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine a local ointment and a systemic tonic. It claims to build up the body and reduce susceptibility to colds. The product by F J Cheney & Co Toledo has sold for over forty years.
A Kurdish region bans all music with officials deeming it immoral. The piece notes that virtually all primitive peoples enjoy music except the Kurd, where any form of music is prohibited and viewed as improper.
An advertisement promotes Cole's Carbolisalve 30c and 0c for burning and itching skin diseases. It promises instant burn pain relief and healing without scars and instructs readers to ask a druggist or send 380 cents to The J. W. Cole Co., Rockford, Illinois. The ad ends with a quip about leading ladies being cooks.
The Iowa House passes a concurrent resolution for women to sit in the legislature and sends it to the Senate for committee. The highway commission backs changes to primary road law, including right-of-way purchases, removal of property assessments near roads, and a two-cent gasoline tax proposal to fund primary roads. A motion picture censorship bill and a resolution attacking federal aid face uncertain futures as road policy and federal funding collide in the session.
The list highlights women of achievement whose centenaries occur in 1923. Notables include Charlotte M. Yonge Victorian author Augusta Theodosia Crane Dominic historian Elise Vogel Polke singer and writer Sara J. Lip pincott known as Grace Greenwood and Mariette Albon renowned for the old Italian school of singing.
A vintage advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use for wool silk linen cotton and blends. Each package includes simple directions guaranteeing no spotting fading streaking or running and urges buyers to tell the druggist the fabric type before dyeing.
A Detroit News quote reports the new dean of women at the University of Michigan saying managing flappers is easy once learned. She claims with time the young women, now middle aged, become quiet as they learn to control others.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for cleansing pores and Cuticura Talcum for a clear smooth complexion. It frames an ideal of distinction through fragrance and habitual use of the brand products for healthy skin.
Dr. Juan Balme, a Mexican plant breeder, unveils the peachmond a new fruit that combines the luscious taste of the peach with the tang of the almond.
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